This weekend proved to put us in our place again. We got up early on Saturday, felt great about the day, Tony worked on the garage and yard, while I cleaned the house (even mopped and did laundry). I went to the bank and as I was coming home...the check engine light came on. Nice. Tony took it to the little shop we get our oil changed at, they hooked it up for diagnostics and it's the transmission. So, Tony is taking it to the dealer today to deal with that mess. It could be worse, but we were planning on going to TN for 5 days for a little spring break vacation at Tony's parents' place. Instead, we are working per usual. Oh well, hopefully it won't be as bad as we think. ***fingers crossed***

We decided to keep things fun with food since the boys spent the entire day outside Saturday due to the weather being incredible! I love finger foods for dinner because you can kind of build your own and it makes things a little less structured.

I made crackers with my pizzelle maker! I came up with this little brain child when I was trying to figure out how to make crackers for the illustrator.

(you can see the black pepper in it!)

We did a cracked black pepper cracker...

and a plain cracker.

I also made hummus, popped open a can of artichoke hearts, sauteed up some kale (super fast, salt and pepper...I like it less cooked...aka not country style) and I sliced up some carrots.

Great idea on the crackers, Sarena! I love finger foods. We're having some tonight ... calamari, chicken fingers, and more--all leftovers. :-) Ugh on the transmission ... hoping for the best! Just dropped $500 on hubby's truck and son's car on Friday ... that was painful enough. I want vehicles that run nonstop with no costs! A girl can dream, right? ;-)

Ugh, mayonnaise. I hear you on that one. The smell and the sound weirds me out. Yes, the sound. Shudder. The crackers look awesome. Using the pizelle maker - so clever!! I think my mom still has hers from way back when; I'll need to give that a shot instead of tediously cutting each one.Yay for finger foods, too. I love little tasting plates ;) Fingers crossed the car troules aren't bad after all! Vehicles are so frustrating :/

Wow- I'm usually sort of opposed to "unitools" in the kitchen, as I call them, for storage reasons, but if the pizelle maker makes crackers or cookies that pretty, I might have to change my mind. Nicely done!Merimerigoesround.blogspot.com